Schorl

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The black iron-rich variety of tourmaline, commonly found embedded in granites and metamorphic rocks.

“The mineralogist identified the glossy black crystals as schorl set in a matrix of white quartz.”

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Synonyms

tourmalineblack tourmaline

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

SCH opening with ORL ending is an extremely rare pattern, the mineralogy term is essentially unguessable without specialist knowledge

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points with the SCH cluster, a reliable surprise play that will rarely be challenged in casual games

Words Related to Schorl

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “schorl” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

school

Words you can make from Schorl

Shorter words formed from the letters in “schorl”.

chlor closh lochs shorl chol clos cols cosh croh hols hors loch rhos rocs

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “schorl”.

cholers chorals scholar

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